Total Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradfield Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 368 local areas in Chorley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bradfield Close (PR25 5PU) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradfield Close (PR25 5PU), the main crime hotspot is near Leighfield Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clayton West & Cuerden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whiteleaf Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kielder Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arden Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arden Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dallington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dallington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hampton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hampton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whiteleaf Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hampton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thetford Drive | — |
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